Tampa here - Cuban sandwiches, deviled crab, Mojo
Posted By: HappyFlaMT on 2009-04-22
In Reply to: What foods are native to your area of the country - just curious
pork, stuffed potatoes. My husband was born and raised here in the area while I am from Arkansas, and while I have not been to southern Florida (Miami), I have not found another area that has Cubans as good as I can get in Tampa. The only thing we had in my hometown that I've not found elsewhere was a patty melt at the Dairy Queen made with sourdough bread. Sadly they tore it down many years ago and the new store closed a few years back.
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Slow Roasted Cuban Pork recipe
Hi,
Quite a few years back, I had a recipe I can no longer find at home or on the internet, which is where I believe I first found it.
It's for Cuban slow roasted pork with mojo sauce. The recipe's instructions called for putting the roast in the oven on very low heat for at least 24 hours. (I've found a similar one on Epicurious, but would prefer to re-find the one I originally used).
Sound familiar? If so, can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks.
deviled egg question
Why do some hard boiled eggs peel so easily and others turn into a total sticky nightmare? Is there a trick to getting the shells off easily from hard boiled eggs. My mother was not a cook in the least so I have no clue about such things!
deviled eggs
My eggs peel easily when I take them from the stovetop, pour off the hot water and then cover immediately with cold water and ice to cool. This works for me.
What is mojo pork? NM
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Mojo and Mimi--love it!
Are they always like that? I mean, stuck together like glue?! So cute! All these kitty pictures really have me missing my old guy...even if he always hissed and growled at me when I tried to get some lovin' out of him. I'm thinking I'll be making a trip to the shelter tomorrow...saw a thing on the news they are over capacity with cats. Lots of folks surrendering their pets because it's either fuel or food and the pets lose. Give 'em a big hug for me!
Please do not get me started about Tampa.
You would never know I edit reports because you stated in the first posting your husband raised in Tampa. It has been a long day already. My husband also raised in Tampa. We were there last year and there were barbecue joints all over the place. If I were there I would "pig out" (no pun intended) on all those joints. I would have to try first and then the other. You are so lucky!
Hubby from Tampa
and just asked him this morning if he knew about the sauce and he said you can get here at Publix. You had sent me email regarding this sauce. He loves to marinade so hope to try some of this soon.
You were on the crab, eh?
I LOVE deadliest catch! I just love Mike Rowe, period. I will watch anything that dude does. I love those cooking/pastry competitions where they have like 8 hours to do something and move it from table to display table without it breaking. Love Iron Chef too. I also love movies with subtitles...never could figure that one out. Right now I'm heavy into BBC stuff...there's this show called 'Hotel Babylon' that I absolutely adore. Racy, sexy, just awesome stuff.
Tell that to the 100s backed up on I-4 in Tampa, FL....SM
not long ago. The highway patrol was monitoring it in short increments and couldn't even predict how quickly it would roll in badly enough to cause a 70+-car pile up with several lives lost before they could get the road closed. There are things beyond control.
Mojo criollo marinade - citrus, garlic, & onion sm
I can get it at my local grocery stores and use it on pork loin or chicken, and I have even found a fresh sausage with the flavor already added to it. Very good with yellow rice, black beans, and peas.
No, born and raised mainly in Tampa area sm
but his family lived in Louisiana for about a year when he was 3 or so. His grandfather was from Texas, though, so it could be from that also. Tampa is not "Southern" like the panhandle area of Florida. The main influence on food here is Cuban. It's funny because I never even ate at a Chinese place until I moved here, and now I love so many different ethnic cuisines - Greek, Cuban, Chinese, and I don't know what all else. I could eat fried plantains and a Cuban sandwich one day, a gyro and some Greek potato salad the next. Maybe that's why I gained so much weight after I met my husband LOL 
Deviled eggs!!! Nice and mushy, full of protein! MMmmmm nm
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Crab in Tomato Sauce with Pasta
CRAB IN TOMATO SAUCE WITH PASTA |
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1 lb. blue crab meat, flaked
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 med. onion, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. flour
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and quartered
1 c. chicken broth
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2/3 c. Parmesan cheese
Spaghetti or linguine, cooked and hot
In a large skillet, combine butter and olive oil and saute onion and garlic over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, add the flour and cook and stir until flour is well blended. Stir in broth, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add crab meat and cook for 5 minutes. Toss hot pasta with 1/3 Parmesan cheese, then top pasta with crab-tomato sauce. Pass remaining cheese.
Makes 4 to 6 servings. |
I agree with cat. We need a crab board! Ha, too funny. nm
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My favorite meal! Cracked crab as much as you can eat, bread, salad! nm
If they are boiled in crab boil and nice and spicy they are delish!
Love 'em.
In Memphissippi here...tomato sandwiches are
a favorite here. Mayo & sliced tomatoes--YUM!
My husband is a hunter. Venison is a staple in most diets in the south.
I have noted a few posts regarding pork skins. They are actually a actually listed in the Adkin's diet as a snack food. You can find them at any flea market in the south.
I grew up in Illinois (St. Louis metro) and many of the same foods we ate there are common here.
peanut butter and banana sandwiches
or peanut butter milkshakes
Slow Cooker Barbeque Sandwiches
INGREDIENTS
1 (3 pound) boneless chuck roast
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 (18 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce ~(I use KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce.)
DIRECTIONS
Place roast into slow cooker. Sprinkle with garlic powder and onion powder, and season with salt and pepper. Pour barbeque sauce over meat. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Remove meat from slow cooker, shred, and return to slow cooker. Cook for 1 more hour. Serve hot.
This also taste good warmed up the next day.
I'm from Philly so I love hoagies and steak sandwiches! nm
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open faced roast beef sandwiches
Not so great for dieters, but heck, every now and then a little diet cheating is good. Toast up some bread, shred the roast over it, top with mashed potatoes (the real ones!), douse in brown gravy - instant comfort food.
My 10 y/o loves pickle relish and mayo sandwiches
Yuck! Kinda like a tartar sauce sandwich.
Absolutely love tomato and Vidalia onion sandwiches.
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...beef stir fry. Cold roast beef sandwiches with
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